Chandigarh, March 16 -- An eight-year-old immigration fraud case fell apart in a local court on Saturday, resulting in the acquittal of Gurvinder Singh, alias Garry.

Judicial magistrate first class Parmod Kumar ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a connection between Gurvinder; a resident of Wajan Wala village in Ajnala, Amritsar; and the alleged crime, citing the fundamental principle that guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Complainant never met the accused

The case, registered in 2017, stemmed from a complaint filed by Sheenu of New Delhi. She alleged that Aseem Vij, Rashmi Rana, and Ashish Goyal lured her and her husband with promises of lucrative jobs and permanent residency in Singapore. The scheme involved...